Fox Chapel Area tennis coach Alex Slezak likes to find famous quotations that best reflect his messages and thoughts. When it comes to describing his own coaching philosophy, he thinks legendary NFL football coach Tom Landry said it best: “A coach’s job is to get players to do the things they don’t want to do...Read More

The Friday brothers, Cooper and Mason, don’t often team up on the tennis court, but going into the section and WPIAL tournaments, they, along with coach Alex Slezak, decided to do just that. It was not only a personal decision so the two could play together as Cooper’s high school season winds down, but also...Read More

By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, April 15, 2023, TRIB-LIVE Will Siegel’s entrance to the season for the Fox Chapel tennis team first requires him to dig his racquet out of the closet. Due to Siegel’s commitment to the Foxes basketball team, which qualified for the PIAA Class 5A tournament and had the season extend into March,...Read More

Last season, the underrated Foxes boys tennis team surprised quite a few people when they earned the program’s fifth WPIAL Class 3A title in six years. Head coach Alex Slezak says they were able to achieve their goal because of a team-first philosophy. With his entire lineup of starters back this season, that culture continues...Read More

Former Fox Chapel Area tennis player Karsten Lagerquist was recently voted by the students and faculty of Grove City College as the 2021-2022 Senior Man of the Year, the highest honor bestowed by the college. Karsten received the award in recognition of his exemplary athletic and academic contributions to the college. When Karsten was on...Read More